Editing Evil E

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Evil E
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_name = Eric Garcia
| alias = D.J. Evil-E 'The Great'
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|01|03}}
| birth_place = 
| origin = [[Westside Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Latin hip hop]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]}}
| occupation = [[Disc jockey]]
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| years_active = 1984–present
| label = {{hlist|Rhyme $yndicate|[[Sire Records|Sire]]|[[Warner Bros. Records]]|Pendulum Records}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Ice-T]]|Hen-Gee}}
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'''Eric Garcia''' (born January 3, 1964), professionally known by his stage name '''Evil E''', is an American [[disc jockey]]. He's best known as the DJ for [[Ice-T]], who brought him in to his production company Rhyme Syndicate in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkCncJ7j744C&q=Evil+E+dj+rhyme+syndicate+-lyrics&pg=PA231|title=Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide|last=Hess|first=Mickey|date=2009-11-25|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313343216|language=en}}</ref> He is the brother of fellow rapper Henry "Hen-Gee" Garcia, with whom he formed the duo Spinmasters.

== Career ==
Eric Garcia was born January 3, 1964, to [[Hondurans|Honduran]] parents and grew up in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]] with his brother Henry. They both appeared in the 1985 film [[Rappin']] alongside Ice-T. They removed to the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and joined Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate, wherein Eric provided scratches serving as a [[Turntablism|deejay]].{{cn|date=May 2021}} Evil E appeared on the front covers of Ice-T's first two albums.

He appeared on the spoken word track "Evil E-What About Sex?" on the Ice-T's ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]]'' album, and raps on Ice-T's track "Pimp Behind the Wheels" on the ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]'' album.<ref>"Ice-T fires: Black rage, dope beats -- Home Invasion by Ice-T", ''Rolling Stone'', Apr 1, 1993</ref> Later on, in 1991, he released a full-length album with Hen-Gee, titled ''Brothers'' (Pendulum/[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brothers-mw0000269477|title=Brothers - Hen-Gee & Evil-E {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>"Droppin' the Science", ''The Beat'', Nov 6, 1992</ref> which spawned singles: "Lil Trig" (peaked at #15 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/hen-gee-evil-e/chart-history/rap-song/song/320669|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507050052/https://www.billboard.com/music/hen-gee-evil-e/chart-history/rap-song/song/320669|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2018|title=Hen-Gee & Evil-E Lil Trig Chart History|work=[[Hot Rap Songs]]|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref> and "If U Were Mine" (peaked at #85 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/hen-gee-evil-e/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/367253|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509104319/https://www.billboard.com/music/hen-gee-evil-e/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/367253|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2018|title=Hen-Gee & Evil-E If U Were Mine Chart History|work=[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>

Evil E and Hen-Gee were managed by [[Guy Oseary]], an independent Artists and Repertoire (A&R) representative in 1989.<ref>"THE NEW AVENGERS", ''Billboard'', Oct 25, 2014</ref>

Although Evil E's contribution to Ice-T's records became less prominent after 1993, he was still touring with Ice-T as late as 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXi-fIiLA5U|access-date=23 January 2024|title=Ice-T - Pimp Behind The Wheels (DJ Evil E on vocals/Ice-T DJs) - 9/22/18 - The Big E - MA|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

==''Brothers'' track listing==
#"Cum' On" – 4:33
#"Lil Trig" – 4:43
#"I Ain't Seen Nuttin'" – 4:09
#"Open Your Eyes" – 5:05
#"Brothers" – 4:52
#"Mama's Baybe" – 3:36
#"He Say She Say" – 4:13
#"Who's That" – 5:04
#"If U Were Mine" – 4:53
#"Wanted Her" – 4:46
#"Guess Who?" – 4:08
#"Hermana Tan Linda" – 3:55

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|DJ Evil E|DJ Evil E}}
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dj-evil-e DJ Evil E Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2020)

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[[Category:1964 births]]
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[[Category:American hip-hop DJs]]
[[Category:American people of Honduran descent]]


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